وَمَاwamāAnd notكَانَkānawasلَنَاlanāfor usعَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumover youمِنْminanyسُلْطَانٍۚsul'ṭāninauthorityبَلْbalNayكُنْتُمْkuntumyou wereقَوْماًqawmana peopleطَاغ۪ينَṭāghīnatransgressing"We never had any power over you, but you were a wicked people."